United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Nomination of David Marion Clinard To Be an Assistant Director.

The President today announced that he will nominate David Marion Clinard, of McLean, Va., to be an Assistant Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). He would replace John Newhouse, resigned, and his area of responsibility would be international security programs.

Clinard has been deputy to the Assistant Director of ACDA for International Security Programs since 1977.

He was born May 11, 1932, in Winston-Salem, N.C. He received a B.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1953 and an LL.B. from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1956. From 1956 to 1960, he served in the U.S. Navy.

From 1960 to 1963, Clinard was with the firm of Covington & Burling. He was with the Department of the Navy from 1963 to 1966 and with the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1966 to 1970.

From 1970 to 1975, Clinard was Assistant Defense Advisor to the U.S. mission to NATO. From 1975 to 1977, he was Deputy Director of the European Region of the International Security Agency.